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Search Room UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE CARD sELEcTnvG, SEPARATING, AND PRESENTING DEvIcE Samuel M. Scholl, Lookeba, Okla., assignor o! one-half to A. Poore, Lookeba, Okla.

Application July 22, 1938, Serial No. 220,824

4 Claims. (Cl. 40-65) This invention relates to a card selecting, sepone operation of the device, to move a holder arating and presenting device adapted for use designating a 45 pound package for example, in connection with all card systems where rapid into position to have one of its cards subsequentinspection of a desired card is advantageous. 1y lifted, and through the second operation of 5 An object of the present invention is to provide the device to lift a card of that holder, in a 5 a simplified compact ling cabinet having mandesired zone, for example zones 1 and 2, above ually operable apparatus whereby it is simply the remaining cards, such selected and lifted necessary to press one button to position a precard displaying the exact amount of postage determined card to be lifted above the other cards necessary to transport the 46 pound package to and subsequently to press a second button to zones 1 and2 from the senders post oihce. This 10 operate the card lifting apparatus so that inis merely illustrative of one type of card system spection of a selected card may be had in minito which the device may be applied. mum time and with minimum manual labor. Referring now to the drawings in which like A further object is to provide a device of this characters of reference designate similar parts l5 character which will be formed of a few simple in the various views, l0 designates a housing or l5 parts which will be inexpensive to manufacture, cabinet having a hinged cover Il. A plurality of and which will not easily get out of order. card kholders I2 of less length than the width With the above and other objects in view the of the cabinet are slidably supported at the ends invention consists of certain novel details of conupon shelves 9 which project from the end walls struction and combinations of parts hereinafter of the cabinet near the top, as shown in Fig- 20 fully described and claimed, it being understood ures 3 and 4. that various modifications may be resorted to As best shown in Figure 5 each card holder within the scope of the appended claims without I2 is provided with a plurality of receptacles I3, departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of open at the top and at the bottom, and adapted the advantages of the invention. to hold a plurality of cards I4, one of whichV is 25 In the accompanying drawings forming part shown elevated in Figure 4, in spaced side by of this specification, side relation. Each card holder may be formed Figure 1 is a plan view, with portions broken of a metal plate l5 having a flange I6 at the top away, and with the cover open, of a card selectand a flange Il at the bottom. A metal plate i8 ing, separating, and presenting device constructis coniined on the metal plate l5 between the 30 ed in accordance with the invention and showflanges of the latter and is provided with oiset ing one of the card holders shifted laterally to portions I9 which register with slots 20 in the card lifting position. top and in the bottom flanges adapted to receive Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, with the cards. Each card is provided lwith a flange portions broken away, taken on the line 2-2 2| at the top adapted to abut the flange I 6 of 35 of Figure l. the holder and limit gravitating movement of Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of the device the card. y taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 with the car In the present embodiment of the invention holders in normal position. e card holders are provided with respective Figure 4 is a cross sectional view similar to u standing handles 22'by means of which the 40 Figure 3 but showing one of the card holders holders may be selectively slid laterally in the moved laterally to card lifting position and showcasing to dispose the selected holder over a reingapredetermined card lifted above the remainspective card elevating member as will be ing cards for inspection. presently described. Each holder displays on the Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of one top flange a respective legendl indicated at 23 in 45 of the card holders for holding a row of the Figure 1, these legends indicating parcel post cards. weights from one pound to seventy pounds con- The device will be described in connection with secutively. the filing of cards bearing parcel post informa- Each card holder as previously stated supports tion since the two operations of the device may a plurality of cards corresponding to parcer post 50 be illustrated by describing respective card holdzones and the card of a particular zone displays ers for various pounds of weight of packages a legend, indicated at 24 in Figure 4, indicating from one to seventy, and each holder being the weight of a package, and the postage cost for equipped with cards corresponding to respective transporting that package from the senders sta.-

zones from one to eight, the problem being, by tion to that particular zone, for example. Located 55 in the casing below the cards a'nd directly beneath the spaces between the card receptacles I9 are card elevating members 25, one of which is shown in side elevation in Figure 2. The elevating members are each formed of a rectangular plate which is supported at each corner and guided in its up and down movementthrough the medium of suitably mounted rollers 26, which travel in channel iron guides 21 secured to the inner surfaces of the side walls of the cabinet, as best shown in Figure 3.

The elevating members are actuated by depressible keys 28, one of which is shown in Figure 2, the stem of the key being slidably mounted in a slot in the top wall 29 of a casing 30, which is secured to the front wall of the cabinet l0. The lower end of the key is pivotally connected as shown at 3l to a lever 32 which is pivoted in a support in the front wall of the casing as shown at 33 and which is pivotally connected at the ends to a respective elevating member 25 through the medium of a pivot pin 3l.

Means are provided for holding any one of the keys in depressed position, the same comprising an inverted U-shaped bracket 35 which is secured to the cabinet and to the housing. The bracket is provided with a forwardly extending flange 36 which is adapted to engage in a notch 31 in the key stem when the key is depressed and swung forwardly in itsslot 38 toward the cabinet and hold the key depressed. However, the keys will return to raised or normal position due to the weight of the elevating members after each actuation, after manual operation to disengage the notch 31 from the flange 36.

When any holder is shifted laterally so that the cards contained therein overlie the elevating members, any desired card may be elevated to visible position above the remaining cards by depressing the key connected to the elevating member which in the shifted position of the holder underlies that particular card.

For example, if it is desired to ascertain the postage required to send a parcel post package weighing 46 pounds to zones 1 and 2 the card holder displaying the legend 46 pounds as shown in Figure 1, is shifted laterally to overlie the elevating members. The key 28 corresponding to zones 1 and 2 is then depressed to raise the respecl tive elevating member 25 of zones 1 and 2 and lift or present the zone card I4 of the shifted 46 pound card holder to present its information above the remaining cards as shown in Figure 4 so that the required amount of postage may be easily and quickly read.

For clearing the machine a plate 33 is pivotally connected at the ends of the bottom edge to the front and rear walls of the cabinet and normally extends substantially in vertical position against the end wall of the cabinet in the space between thel card holders and end wall, as best shown in Figures 1 and 3. The plate is provided with a crank handle 40 which projects beyond the front Wall of the casing and through the medium of which the plate may be rocked to the dotted line position shown in Figure 3 to engage and push back all of the card holders which have been shifted to card elevating position after the respective operating keys have been released.A For holding the hinged cover Il open a prop 4I of any desired type may be connected'to the cover and to the cabinet as best shown in Figures 3 and 4.

From the above description it will be seen that the invention provides a device adapted for use in connection with card systems, calculating and account systems, andling cabinets, where rapid inspection of a desiredv card or unit is advantageous.

What is claimed is: 5

1. A card selecting, separating and presenting device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of laterally slidableardmholders mounted lllihgcahip plurality of cards in spaced side by side relation, l0 card elevating members disposed directly below the spaces between the cards and equal in number to the number of cards held by one of the card holding members, said elevating members being substantially rectangular in shape, guides on the l5 cabinet mounting the elevating members for vertical movement into the spaces between the cards,

a key controlled lever mechanism connected to each elevating member, and handl nected to eacllpardjggl' 'faterally sot u .lJdT-Im'l n: the key corresponding to any selected card in shifted position moving the respective elevated member to elevate the selected card to visible position above the remaining cards.

2. A card selecting, separating and presenting device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of laterally slidable card holders mounted therein, receptacles on each holder adapted to hold a plurality of index cards in spaced side by side relation on the holder, elevating members disposed .directly beneath the spaces between the card holding receptacles, guide means between the elevating members and the cabinet for directing up and down sliding movement oi the elevating members,` depressible keys mounted in the front of the cabinet, lever means connecting respective keys with respective elevating members, means for holding any one of the keys in depressed position, manual depressing of a selected key corresponding to a selected card moving the respective elevating member upwardly after the respective card holding member is shifted laterally to dispose the selected card in vertical alignment 4;, with the member, upward movement of the elevating member lifting the selected card into view above the remaining cards, and means for engaging the card holders to clear the device after each actuation. 50

3. A card selecting, separating and presenting device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of laterally slidable card holders mounted therein, a handle connected to each holder for sliding the holder laterally, means on each holder for holding a plu- 5;, rality of cards in spaced side by side relation, said means being aligned in parallel rows longitudinally of the cabinet, a plurality of elevating members disposed in the cabinet directly below the spaces between the card holding means for elevating a selected card into view above the remaining cards when the respective holder of the selected card is shifted laterally, key actuated means for selectively moving the elevating members to operative position, said key operated means and the elevating members returning to the inactive position due to the Weight of the elecating members after each actuation, means for holding any one of the keys in depressed position, and means for clearing the machine by pressure against the card holding members after each actuation. K

4. A unit locating, separating and presenting device comprising a cabinet, a plurality of later- 40. CARD, PlUlUlil-ANU SlGN EXHlBlTlNG,

Search Room ally slidable unit holders mounted in the cabinet, each unit holder being adapted to hold a. plurality of units in spaced side by side relation, unit elevating members disposed directly below the spaces between the units and equal in number to the number of units held by one of the unit holding members, said elevating members being substantially rectangular in shape, guides on the cabinet mounting the elevating members for vertical 10 movement into the spaces between the umts, a

key controlled lever mechanism connected to each elevating member, and handle means connected to each unit holding member for shifting laterally so that the units thereof may overlle the elevating members, manual depressing of the key correspending to any selected unit in shifted position moving the respective elevating member to elevate the selected unit to visible position above the remaining units.

SAMUEL M. SCHOL'LL 1o 

